Android botnet disrupted

Android devices

Google disrupts 1.3 million-device Android botnet, TV box maker sold access to criminals

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Check the vendor's advisory for a fix, and restrict access to affected Android devices meanwhile.

First seen: 2 Nov 2026
Last update: 2 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Android

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## Android botnet disrupted
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: Android devices

Google disrupts 1.3 million-device Android botnet, TV box maker sold access to criminals

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Android devices. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. No source names a fix yet; check the vendor advisory. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-disrupts-13-million-device.html https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/11/tech-firms-dismantle-botnet-that-turned-1-3m-tv-boxes-into-proxies/
https://pwned.coffee/i/android-botnet-disrupted

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 4 Nov 2026, 08:18 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

Sources

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